Convicts Return Home Without Any Grounds – Biden on Prisoner Exchange with Russia

Convicts are returning home without any grounds, Biden on prisoner exchange with Russia Maryan-Sergey Chupak

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US President Joe Biden shared the good news about the release of Americans who were unjustly imprisoned in Russia.

A briefing was held at the White House, where Biden, together with the families of the released Americans, spoke about the successful exchange. The prisoner exchange took place in Turkey, where Russia received 10 people, and the West – 16.

The return of political prisoners home

Among those returned to their homeland:

• Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich;
• former Marine Paul Whelan;
• Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva;
• Russian oppositionist Vladimir Kara-Murza.

According to Biden, the Russian government arrested these four individuals, convicted them in sham trials, and sent them to long prison terms without any legal basis.

This is a very good day. Today we are bringing home Paul, Evan, Alsu, Vladimir – three US citizens and one permanent resident of the US. The Russian government arrested them, convicted them in sham trials, and sent them to long prison terms without any legal basis. None, Biden said.

The American leader also spoke out on social media, noting that after incredible suffering and uncertainty, the Americans detained in Russia are finally safe, free, and have begun the journey to the arms of their families.

Russia has released political prisoners/Photo published by Biden on social networks

In addition to the persons listed above, the following were released:

• politician Ilya Yashin;
• former Tomsk City Duma deputy, former coordinator of Navalny's regional headquarters Ksenia Fadeeva;
• former co-chairman of “Memorial” Oleg Orlov;
• former coordinator of Alexei Navalny's headquarters in Ufa Liliya Chanysheva;
• artist Alexandra Skochilenko.

Political scientist Igor Reiterovich emphasized that Russia released journalists and cultural figures, while Western countries handed over to the Kremlin killers and spies who are obviously involved in political assassinations abroad.